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tized." It was time now for him to be buried; for he had re-
nounced his past sinful life. When we have turned away from
sin and the old man is dead, we should then be buried in the
watery grave. It is a sad thing for the church, and the indi-
vidual as well, to bury the "old man"
alive.
4.
Jesus did not leave two memorials for one event. If, there-
fore, baptism commemorates His resurrection, it is evident that
there is
no need
for the setting apart of the first day of the week
to commemorate His resurrection, the day upon which He rose
from the grave.
5.
The Bible presents one baptism. Paul says, "We are
buried
with Him by baptism into death." Rom. 6:4. When anything
is buried it is covered up, put out of sight. The dead are
buried
beneath the ground,
covered up and so hidden from view. Like-
wise to follow Jesus into death, into the grave by baptism, the
candidate must be
buried beneath the water,
hidden from view,
or there can be no significance whatever to the ordinance
6.
"Those who have put on Christ by baptism, by this act
showing their separation from the world, and that they have
covenanted to walk in newness of life, should not set up idols
in their hearts. Those who have once rejoiced in the evidence of
sins forgiven, who have tasted a Saviour 's love, and who then
persist in uniting with the foes of Christ, rejecting the perfect
righteousness that Jesus offers them, and choosing the ways
that He has condemned, will be more severely judged than the
heathen who have never had the light, and have never known God
or His law. Those who refuse to follow the light which God has
given them, choosing the amusements, vanities, and follies of the
world, and refusing to conform their conduct to the just and holy
requirements of God's law, are guilty of the most aggravating
sins in the sight of
God."—"Testimonies for the Ciwurch," vol-
ume 3, pages 365, 366.
7.
"Do
you ask, 'How am I to abide in Christi"— In the
same way as you received Him at first. 'As ye have therefore
received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him.' The just
shall live by faith.' You gave yourself to God, to be His wholly,
to serve and obey Him, and you took Christ as your Saviour.
You could not yourself atone for your sins or change your heart;
but having given yourself to God, you believed that He, for
Christ's sake, did all this for you. By faith you became Christ's,
and by faith you are to grow up in Him,— by giving and taking.
You are to give all,— your heart, your will, your service,— give
yourself to Him to obey all His requirements; and you must take
all,— Christ, the fulness of all blessing, to abide in your heart,
to be your strength, your righteousness, your everlasting helper,
— to give you power to
obey."—"Steps to Christ,' chapter
"Growing Up into Christ."